The “Jersey Shore” star, whose real name is Paul DelVecchio, blasted Florence Mayor Matteo Renzi and the strict guidelines he has imposed on the cast for the upcoming season — saying “rules were made to be broken.”

“Yeah, man, I’m real excited [to go to Italy]. I’ve never been to Italy before so when I heard the news that we were actually going to Italy I was like ‘Oh that’s what’s up,’” DelVecchio told The Post before performing at Pacha NYC on Thursday night.

Even though he’s of Italian heritage, DelVecchio may be taking a few language lessons before making the trip to the motherland.

“None at all, I can understand a little bit, but that’s all,” DelVecchio said.

Something he does understand are the new set of rules imposed for the show’s cast and crew, who will be heading to Florence on May 9 to start filming the fourth season of “Jersey Shore.”

DelVecchio also doesn’t think the new edicts will be an issue, as according to him, rules serve one purpose in life.

“Forget all that, rules were made to be broken, I know that,” he said.

Earlier this week, the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported that Renzi laid down the law when it comes to the show’s filming and presence in the historic Italian city.

The rules include:

— The cast will not be filmed in bars and clubs that serve alcohol.

— The cast will not be filmed drinking in public.

— The show will not be filmed to promote Florence as a drinking town.

— The show should be filmed in a manner to promote Italy (not Americans visiting Italy) and feature it’s culture and good food.

In addition to these strict guidelines, Renzi banned the show from filming in the city’s historic buildings, but admitted that he “could not ban them from using the city (Florence) as a set.”

As far as being away from his summer paradise at the Shore, DelVecchio said he will miss some parts of life in Seaside Heights.

“I’m going to miss the T-shirt shop, for sure and Shoot The Guido [boardwalk game], this way I can shoot myself with a paintball gun and the blowout’s still intact, it’s bulletproof,” he said.